Games using tangible projectile – Playing field or court game; game element or accessory... – Goal or target structure for projectile; element thereof
Patent
1999-12-08
2000-11-07
Chiu, Raleigh W.
Games using tangible projectile
Playing field or court game; game element or accessory...
Goal or target structure for projectile; element thereof
473483, 473482, 473481, 2482831, 24828011, A63B 6308
Patent
active
061428914
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to an adjustable basketball goal system for adjusting the height of a basketball goal above a playing surface. The basketball goal includes a deformable parallelogrammic structure attached at one end to a rigid support. A basketball goal is attached to the other end of the parallelogrammic structure. A locking rod is also attached to the rigid support. An extension arm positioned between the parallelogrammic structure and a housing which is slidably engaged with the locking arm. The housing is configured with a pair of plates kept at non-perpendicular angles to the locking rod by a biasing spring. In this configuration, the locking plates bind with the locking rod and prevent movement of the housing relative to the locking rod. An adjustment handle is pivotally connected to the housing and configured to engage the locking plates and move them into a substantially perpendicular angle relative to the locking rod, allowing movement of the housing and adjustment of the basketball goal with one hand.
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van Nimwegen Edward
Winter David C.
Chiu Raleigh W.
Lifetime Products, Inc.
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